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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Comments begged Kennedy to explain what caused her relationship to end.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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That begs the question of whether the Rockets need to upgrade at point guard, given their championship expectations.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Join me in praying for the victims of such senseless violence and all the families of this church.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the loss effectively knocked Miami out of the ACC title game, and forced them having to hope and pray for an at-large bid to the playoff.—
Mac Engel
January 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cleaning stainless steel requires a soft cloth or sponge to reduce any chances of scratching or altering the finish.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Workers jam posts into stream beds and lace sticks and limbs between them, effectively mimicking beaver dams to slow water and allow surrounding soils to sponge up more of it.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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But the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Told in direct in introspective prose, Hjorth is able to conjure the creaky overconfidence of adolescence and all its uncertainties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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City council candidate Adrian Austin had his own megaphone and implored those in the parking lot for their vote.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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With the issue resolved, Casparis implored those who hadn’t voted yet in the special election to do so.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of its products, a stablecoin, owes its value to Binance, whose co-founder Changpeng Zhao is beseeching Trump to pardon him after a money laundering conviction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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